Pennsylvania Resources Council

“What’s Up, Watershed?”

PRC educators take school students on field trips to streams to teach them how to collect and identify aquatic animals that help to assess water quality.

Check out the July edition of PRC's new educational series to explore how macroinvertebrates serve as indicators of pollution: https://ow.ly/qeEY50Sw8Ee

Expand your efforts by food scraps!

Join PRC on Aug 8 for a workshop at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Garden Center in Mellon Park. $70 fee includes workshop and bin – or $20 for workshop only.

Register today: https://ow.ly/aeZp50SEBnj

Learn how to responsibly dispose of unwanted materials stored in your house, garage and garden shed. It’s as easy as picking up your phone and calling 1-800-346-4242.

Contact the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Hotline – operated by PRC staff – to quickly gain answers regarding how to responsibly a wide range of materials not suitable for curbside pick up.

Exposure leads to prevention! Amateur photographers of all ages are invited to enter the Gene Capaldi contest to win prizes up to $500.

Contest deadline is Oct 31 -- but don't wait! Details and submission link: https://ow.ly/Se4z50Sr61Q

Register for an upcoming PRC's collection and dispose of tires... ...small appliances and much more.

View fee structure and register today for a collection in Allegheny County: https://ow.ly/8uZq50SCk1V

Thank you to Northeast Industrial Manufacturing for sponsoring PRC’s second annual “Zero Waste Non-Event” to support statewide programs!

Together, we’re working to expand waste reduction and diversion programs, environmental justice in watersheds, and environmental education for people of all ages.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/mCN350QGKUg

Never take a vacation from !

Be on the lookout for special opportunities to recycle more than bottles and cans while on the road.

Learn to recycle right by watching PRC's video right now: https://prc.org/recycling-video/

Save money by watering your garden with rain water!

Join PRC on Thurs, July 25, for a & workshop at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Garden Center in Mellon Park. $80 includes workshop and bin – or $20 for workshop only.

Register today: https://ow.ly/HzX550SzH6w

Check out what PRC's Deputy Director Sarah Alessio Shea has to say about disposing of yard waste -- the article includes many resources!

PA Resources Council offers ideas to reduce yard waste in the landfills - Issuu It’s summertime, so you probably spend a good number of hours cutting grass, trimming trees and doing yard work.

Looking to recycle glass? Check out PRC's glass bin location map at https://ow.ly/KzBt50SCJGn or call the DEP Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about glass recycling in your area.

Register today for an upcoming collection and safely dispose of common chemicals such as cleaners, , , auto fluids, and more.

$20 fee for up 10 gallons/50 lbs per vehicle. Learn more and register for events in Allegheny, Fayette and Beaver counties: https://ow.ly/gcJi50SCjvm

Learn How to Run a Rain Garden Program!

Hav-a-Rain Garden has installed over 100 rain gardens in 10 years -- and welcomes everyone who wants to learn how to do it, whether they want to help run the program in Haverford or start a program in their own communities.

The first coordination web meeting for fall gardens is tomorrow -- Wed, July 17 -- at 7 pm. Email [email protected] and with the subject “Rain Garden Team” and tell them you want to join the core rain garden team. You'll receive the meeting link.

“What’s Up, Watershed?”

Dragonflies are members of a group of organisms called benthic macroinvertebrates, also known as “macros," and because macroinvertebrates spend most or all of their lives in the water, they are great indicators of water quality and pollution.

Check out the July edition of PRC's new educational series to explore how dragonflies help us assess water quality: https://ow.ly/qeEY50Sw8Ee

Learn How to Run a Rain Garden Program!

Hav-a-Rain Garden has installed over 100 rain gardens in 10 years! The Upper Darby, Easttown and Newtown Rain Garden folks have all apprenticed with Hav-a-Rain Garden. We welcome everyone who wants to learn how to do it.

Our first coordination web meeting for fall gardens is Wednesday July 17 at 7 pm. Email [email protected] and with the subject “Rain Garden Team” and tell us you want to join our core rain garden team and we will send you the link for this and future meetings.

We love people who love to !

Today marks the kickoff of a six-day engagement of PRC's at Hartwood Acres sponsored by Allegheny County Government and lots of people stopped by to drop glass in the big blue bin.

Some lucky residents also picked up a free 32-gallon green recycling bin. Learn more about glass recycling: https://ow.ly/Q2bH50RRlQS

Tale advantage of this amazing opportunity whether you want to help run the program in Haverford or start a program in your own community!

PRC's is at through July 18. Drop off all colors of bottles, jugs and jars through Thursday in Amphitheater overflow lot. Sponsored by Allegheny County Government .

Learn about glass : https://prc.org/glass.

Shout-out to City of Pittsburgh residents for household chemicals this morning at !

More than 150 households responsibly disposed of paint, pesticides, auto fluids and more.

Learn more about PRC collection events: https://ow.ly/kvGi50SAEmj

Learn to conserve water and value resources!

Join PRC on July 25 for a & workshop at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Garden Center in Mellon Park. $80 includes workshop and rainbarrel – or $20 for workshop only.

Register today: https://ow.ly/HzX550SzH6w

Ethan's our expert -- so stop by Saturday to learn about glass when PRC hosts a bin giveaway in Allegheny County!

Drop off for recycling July 13 from 11 am - 2 pm at Hartwood Acres Park. Pick up a green 32-gallon bin while supplies last!

This event marks the kickoff of a six-day engagement of PRC's at Hartwood Acres sponsored by Allegheny County Government.

Learn more about glass recycling: https://ow.ly/Q2bH50RRlQS

Thank you to NFP, an Aon company for sponsoring PRC’s second annual “Zero Waste Non-Event” to support statewide programs!

Together, we’re working to expand waste reduction and diversion programs, environmental justice in watersheds, and environmental education for people of all ages.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/mCN350QGKUg

ICYMI -- Still plenty of time this year to attend a PRC collection event and properly dispose of a wide variety of materials, including , household chemicals, and more.

Make plans to attend one of 8 upcoming or collections in southwestern PA.

Registration required. Schedule and pricing information: https://ow.ly/zWca50SsZSb

PRC's will be at July 13-18. Drop off all colors of bottles, jugs and jars for six days. Sponsored by Allegheny County Government.

Learn about glass : https://prc.org/glass.

PRC is always looking for new opportunities to !

Thanks again to Recycle Cartons for partnering with PRC to pilot carton diversion at this year's DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon.

Learn about carton recycling: https://recyclecartons.com/

Register now for PRC's next collection taking place Sat, July 27, at The Buncher Company Leetsdale Industrial Park in Allegheny Co.

Event held in partnership with Quaker Valley Council of Governments will accept , and other materials not accepted for curbside . See website for list of materials accepted and associated fees.

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/b6Ms50Sxn8r

“What’s Up, Watershed?”

Do you know what an immature dragonfly looks like -- and how it and other "macros" can serve as an indicator of water quality and pollution?

Check out the July edition of PRC's new educational series to explore why recording the diversity of species and number of macros in a stream can determine water quality: https://ow.ly/qeEY50Sw8Ee

Got glass? Stop by Hartwood Park Saturday to pick up a green bin!

Join us July 13 from 11 am - 2 pm to meet with a PRC recycling expert and pick up a 32-gallon bin while supplies last.

This event marks the kickoff of a six-day engagement of PRC's at Hartwood Acres sponsored by Allegheny County Government.

Learn more about glass recycling: https://ow.ly/Q2bH50RRlQS

PRC's is in Greenville Elks Lodge lot in Mercer County through July 11. Drop off all colors of glass bottles, jugs and jars through Thursday. Sponsored by Lawrence-Mercer Counties Recycling/Solid Waste Department, Mercer County PA and Greenville Elks 145.

Learn about glass : https://prc.org/glass